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Ex-FBI Agent Robert Lustyk Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Sell Confidential Info
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former FBI agent Robert Lustyk agent pleaded guilty Tuesday in New York federal court to bribery charges, admitting that he provided internal law enforcement documents and other confidential information about a prominent citizen of Bangladesh for use by a political rival in exchange for cash, authorities said. “Robert Lustyik discarded the…
FBI Warns of Alleged ISIS Threat to Blow Up Bridge Over Mississippi River
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating an anonymous threat that ISIS plans to blow up the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge over the Mississippi River sthis month, FOX13 News reports. The FBI sent a letter of warning to local law enforcement. “According to an anonymous complainant, as of December 2014, ISIS instructed an ISIS member, a…
FBI to Help Train 30,000 Officers to Handle Active Shooters in Public Places
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI plans to train 30,000 officers nationwide how to handle an active shooter in schools, businesses and other public places, the USA Today reports. More than 200 agents are helping with the training, which was hatched after the 2012 Newton, Conn., school massacre. “We have found a block of training…
Less Marijuana But More Dangerous Drugs Seized by Border Patrol This Year
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A lot less marijuana was seized this fiscal year by the U.S. Border Patrol in San Diego, but the agency has seen a sizable increase in the amount of cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin confiscated, KPBS reports. Leaders at the San Diego sector said the seizures represent a tighter security. “I am…
Watchdog Report: Secret Service Refuses to Turn Over Mandatory Security Data
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A watchdog report has sharply criticized the Secret Service for refusing to disclose mandatory data on its computer security systems to Homeland Security, making it difficult to measure the department’s security practices, the Hill reports. The report by the DHS Office of Inspector General condemned the Secret Service, saying its…
TSA Agent Arrested After Estranged Wife’s Body Found in Van in Florida
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A TSA agent has turned himself in after his estranged wife was found dead in a parked van Monday in Florida, the New York Daily News reports. Herve Placide, 49, was arrested Monday following the discovery of his wife in a Walgreens Parking lot in Poinciana, Fla. Placide is considered a…
The New Nazi Hunt: War Crime Sleuths Turn to Islamist Terrorists
By Del Quentin Wilber Bloomberg Business Week WASHINGTON — Federal agent Frank Hunter grabbed a cup of coffee, sat down at his kitchen table and fired up his laptop computer to begin his daily hunt for modern-day war criminals. It didn’t take him long to come across a propaganda video posted by Islamic State. Hunter watched…
Report: FBI’s Investigation of 2001 Anthrax Attacks Was Flawed, Inaccurate
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people and sickened 17 more was flawed and cannot link the germs to the scientist that many thought was responsible, according to a government report, CBS Baltimore reports. The 77-page GOA report took issue with evidence collected from the United States…